Ethelred II, the Unready, dies; Edmund II declared king by Londoners, Canute chosen by the Witan; the two make peace leaving Edmund with Wessex and Canute with Mercia and Northumbria. On Edmund's death in November, Canute is king of all England

1017

Canute divides England into four earldoms

1018

Union of southern and northern Scotland

1018

Council of Oxford: Canute confirms laws of Edgar

1028

Canute conquers Norway

1034

Malcom II of Scotland dies; succeeded by his grandson Duncan

1035

Canute dies, his kingdom is divided among his three sons: England to Harold, Norway to Sweyn, and Denmark to Hardicanute&nbsp &nbsp GO !